SAND SPRINGS -- A police officer is being investigated after a fight at a party left a man with a concussion and a broken nose.
Ron Jones, an eight-year veteran officer, is on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated by the city and the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
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Jeffrey Scott Youngblood, 37, of Sand Springs was hospitalized for two days after being injured at 1 a.m. Nov. 2 at the home of Joseph Christensen, who also is a Sand Springs police officer.
Authorities said Youngblood might have been intoxicated at the party and might have behaved inappropriately toward Jones' girlfriend and the wife of another officer.
When Jones interceded, a scuffle ensued, and Youngblood apparently was knocked to the floor. He was taken by private car to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.
Jones' attorney, Scott Wood of Tulsa, said his client was acting in self-defense.
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Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
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Nothing good ever happens after midnight...sounds like the jerk got what he had coming. They could have maced and tazzered his stupid arse if they wanted to and I would not have cared.
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